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Fast Track Results to Date at MC §Summary by placement level l Out of 1541 students…. l Down one level: 26 students (1.7 %) l Same level: 376 students (24.4%) l Up one level: 558 students (36.2%) l Up two levels: 241 students (15. 6%) l Undetermined: 340 students (22.1%)

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More Fast Track Results at MC §Of those students who were officially enrolled in the recommended course in the semester following enrollment in Fast Track, and passed with a C or better: FT Students Non FT Students l Prealgebra: 60% 48% l Elem Alg: 55% 44% l Interm Alg: 61%54% l CLM: 67%67%

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Still More Results at MC §Comparison of Fast Track students to non FT students by grade (A or B): FT Students Non FT Students Prealgebra74%69% Elementary Algebra62%55% Intermediate Algebra69%59% College Level Math73%60%

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…and Still More Results §Retention Rates of Fast Track students to non FT students: 55% of FT students complete a CLM class within 2 years of successfully completing the Elementary Algebra portion of Fast Track or Advanced Fast Track. 41% of non FT students complete a CLM class within 2 years of completing Elementary Algebra.

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How we have done FT at CPCC All classes are 15 hours total, with last class review and test. The three levels offered are: §Fast Track Pre-algebra (15 hours) §Fast Track Beginning Algebra (15 Hours) §Fast Track Intermediate Algebra (15 hours) Over 700 students enrolled in since Summer, 2007 with 382 in 2009

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When do we offer Fast Track at CPCC? §Day and night 3 hour classes (Saturday mornings, if necessary) §Pre-Spring (2010 January 4-9) §Pre-Fall (2009 August 3-10) §Students required to enroll in the curriculum math in the following semester.

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Another Look At Student Success at CPCC Of 455 students: §54% advanced §83% completed the next non-FT course §60% made a C or better

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Wildlife You May Encounter on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus Photo by Todd Paris, UAF Marketing and Communications

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Wildlife You will NOT Encounter on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus

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The University of Alaska Fairbanks at a Glance §Total Enrollment – About 10,000 students Includes Fairbanks main campus as well as 6 community/rural campuses Very diverse student population Median age – 31 Very large percentage of non-traditional students One fifth of total student population – Alaska Native/American Indian

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Fast Track at the University of Alaska Fairbanks §Fast Track offered in Fairbanks only (for the Fairbanks Main Campus and Tanana Valley Campus) §Offered two-weeks prior to each semester for twenty hours (Fall, Spring, Summer)

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And Even More Fast Track Facts at UAF §42 students enrolled in Fast Track during the 2007-2008 academic year §47 students enrolled in Fast Track during the 2008-2009 academic year §An aside…. 24 students enrolled in Fast Track August 2009 (after advent of mandatory placement and change to a credit course)

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UAF Fast Track Results to date (2 years) by Placement Level Out of 89 students… Down one level: 1 students 1% Same level:39 students44% Up one level:29 students33% Up two levels: 3 students 3% Undetermined: 17 students19%

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Fast Track Success Rates at UAF §Of those students who were officially enrolled in the recommended course following enrollment in Fast Track, those who passed with a C or better: FT Students Non FT Students 85% (46/54) 55% (1325/2428)

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More on Fast Track Success Rates at UAF §Two years of data §35 of the 89 who took FT have not yet completed a successor course (9 of the 35 who took FT in May 2009 are enrolled this semester in a successor course)

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Obstacles and Challenges of UAF Fast Track Program §Prior to Mandatory Placement in Fall 2008, students could enroll in course at higher level than recommended §Not all FT students took final placement test when offered as non-credit courses §Not all FT students interested in improving placement level… some just want refresher §Not all FT students enroll in math course in subsequent semester

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How to Start a FT-like Program §Determine what courses it should cover §Offer through Continuing Education? §Talk to a number of schools about their start up experiences §Determine the number of classroom hours §Develop course materials §Make a presentation to your counselors §Advise all math faculty of the plan §Develop a brochure for interested students §Develop a flyer

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